Two deputies injured as traffic stop turns into drug bust Amanda Robinson (Source: DeSoto County Sheriff s Office) By ABC7 Staff | April 15, 2021 at 11:08 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 11:10 AM
ARCADIA, Fla. (North Port Sun) - A traffic strop in DeSoto County Tuesday ended with two injured deputies and two suspects facing multiple felony charges, police say.
On Tuesday evening on Ami Drive in Arcadia, a DeSoto County sheriff’s deputy stopped a truck towing a sedan on a two-wheel trailer, which did not have working tail lights.
The driver, identified as Mark Ramirez, 49, had an active warrant in Hardee County and was placed under arrest.
2 arrested after DeSoto County deputies injured during traffic stop
Published: April 14, 2021 1:33 PM EDT
Updated: April 14, 2021 3:04 PM EDT
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Two people were arrested in DeSoto County after deputies were injured during a traffic stop.
The sheriff’s office said deputies pulled over a black pickup truck with an attached trailer Wednesday in the area of SE Ami Drive. A narcotics K-9 alerted to the presence of drugs and the truck’s occupants were removed so the truck could be searched. Methamphetamine and a handgun were found, and the driver, Mark James Ramirez, 49, was arrested.
The passenger, Amanda Lowder Robinson, 40, gave deputies a false name of “Candace Ramirez” while she was being detained without handcuffs. The sheriff’s office said during a search of Robinson, she began to resist and was able to get back into the truck. She took off while deputies were still holding on to her, so they released her and she took off.